Users are advised that WordPress 3.0.3 has just been released and is a security update. This release fixes issues in the XML-RPC remote publishing interface. This release fixes issues in the remote publishing interface, which under certain circumstances allowed Author- and Contributor-level users to improperly edit, publish, or delete posts. If you have remote publishing enabled on your site you are urged to upgrade. You can do so easily via the built-in automatic upgrade feature. If upgrading the old fashioned way is your cup of tea here is the list of revised files … wp-includes/version.php xmlrpc.php readme.html wp-admin/includes/update-core.php

Good morning everyone. Hope you are having a great weekend. For your Sunday morning reading pleasure we bring you the latest installment of WordPress Theme Releases. Enjoy! Tumblelog Reloaded Tumblelog Reloaded is the 4th theme from UK-based Polaraul Themes that we’ve featured here at WLTC. This theme is a rework of the Tumblelog theme by Safirul Alredha. Some of its features include: custom page to post photo, quote, link, chat and video automatically format each post based on post type automatically resize large images/photos microformats hAtom and xFolk friendly It also comes with a theme uninstaller. The Daily Edition The Daily Edition from Theme Sheep is a magazine-style theme that comes shipped with a whopping 7 different colour schemes to choose from. It has built-in pagination and breadcrumb navigation as well as “related posts” and features some cool animated social bookmarking icons. From the theme’s options page you can do […]

Good morning everyone. Here are the latest and greatest (as well as updated) WordPress plugins. New Plugins CMS Tree Page View Inserts a menu heading under Pages in the backend where you can see a tree-like view of your pages ala Windows Explorer. Simple Fields Replace the WordPress default custom fields with your own such as textareas, check boxes, radio buttons, files etc. Requires WordPress 3.0 to function. (has been tested on WordPress 3.0 RC 1) Content Audit Create a content inventory where you can mark content as redundant, outdated, trivial, or in need of a review for SEO or style. Requires WordPress 3.0 to function. Contemplate Insert custom content in posts, pages, widgets, and comments via a shortcode. Handy for managing commonly used blocks of content. DynamicWP Image Cube Show off your images as an animated cube. Updated Plugins Author Exposed Displays author info in a cool pop-up. SEO […]

Good morning everyone and welcome to the latest edition of WordPress Theme Releases. I hope all of you are enjoying the weekend. I know I am. So, grab a cup of coffee and have a look at the latest offerings from the WordPress community. Folio Folio is a dark theme aimed at those wanting to create a showcase-type of site such as one that features wallpapers, backgrounds etc. It automatically creates custom fields for preview, image, download and more information links. Supports the WP-PostRatings plugin. This is a child theme of Aurelia which of course means Aurelia must be present in your theme folder for Folio to work. Aurelia can be found in the WordPress Theme Repository. Diabolique Spring Diabolique Spring is the second theme of Diabolique Design we have featured. This is a sharp-looking dark theme which comes packed with 4 different background images as well as 3 types […]

Hello everyone and welcome to yet another installment of WordPress Theme Releases proudly brought to you by Weblog Tools Collection. I realize we just had a release post a couple of days ago but a few great themes popped up in our forums so I thought I would bring them to your attention right away. Clean Green The folks at DynamicWP have been turning out some fantastic themes as of late and their latest offering Clean Green is no different. As the name implies, green is the dominant colour of this theme. The various shades of green used in this theme go well together. Clean Green comes with a widgetized right sidebar and a widgetized 3 column footer. Flickr and Twitter streams are built-in and appear as widgets on the widget screen. From the theme’s options page you can use a custom logo, a custom Gravatar and exclude both pages […]

Good morning everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend. Here are a few new plugins to try out as well as a few updated ones. New Plugins Agent Storm IDX WordPress Plugin IDX (Internet Data Exchange) is a real estate search site that allows users to search for properties in a given area. With this plugin, you can display IDX listings directly on your blog without iframes or other hidden containers. Requires an account with Agent Storm which is free during the BETA period. Canonical Link Plugin Automatically adds canonical link code into the header of your blog so you don’t have to manually add the rel=”canonical” attribute to every link. DynamicWP Pop-Up Menu A cute way to show off your links to pages, categories or anything else. Once activated, the plugin will place an image at the bottom right corner of your blog. Clicking the image will cause […]

Good morning everyone and welcome to the latest installment of WordPress Theme Releases. Let’s get right to it. Voidy Voidy comes to us from Niyaz of Diovo.com and sports a crisp and clean minimalistic design. That combined with the large typeface makes it easy to concentrate on the content. From the theme’s options page you can set a custom logo, include a Twitter link and offer an email subscription via Feedburner. You can also select some custom text to display in the sidebar. Paino Polaraul.com brings us Paino, a simple and generic theme featuring a widgetized left sidebar and dressed in an easy-on-the-eyes pastel colour palette. It has breadcrumb navigation built-in. Clean Simple White Another simple and clean-looking design. The use of blue for hyperlinks fits in nicely with the general appearance of this theme. It features a widgetized right sidebar as well as a widgetized 3 column footer. From […]

Good morning everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend. Fortunately for me it is a long weekend here and I sure can use the extra day off. Here are the latest plugins fresh from the oven. New Plugins Work-from-home Projects Once activated, this plugin will create a widget displaying various work from home opportunities. From the options page you can type in your own keywords to select which opportunities to display or go with the default. The appearance of the widget is also customizable. Export OPML This plugin will export the visible items in your blogroll to a OPML file in your blog root. Then you need only create a link to it somewhere. Handy if you have a large list of links and don’t want to clutter your blog. Mouse Eye Tracking Service The plugin will tap in to PicNet’s Mouse Eye Tracking Service, a web analytics service […]

Good morning everyone and welcome to the latest installment of WordPress Theme Releases proudly brought to you by Weblog Tools Collection. Photo Theme Photo Theme is the newest release from Blogging Inside and much like their other themes features a soothing colour palette. This theme comes with a 300px wide sidebar (perfect for your ads) and a whopping seven widgetized areas. It is also localized and comes with the language files for English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. Magnitade Magnitade comes to us from Jing Xuan and sports a crisp and clean look. Although it is meant to be used as a gallery theme it can easily be adapted for other purposes. It requires the WP-PostViews and WordPress Related Posts plugins to function, both of which are included in the ZIP package. Diabolique Fountain Diabolique Fountain, from Diabloique Design, is a nice looking dark theme which sports a horizontal […]

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Len has been blogging for over 10 years and is a rabid WordPress fan. In addition to toiling away here at Weblog Tools Collection you can find him at his own blog WPCanada.ca. When time allows he also likes to lend a hand at the official WordPress support forum.